The Tradition This is a tradition inspired many years ago by Corey Mesler, poet, novelist, and owner of Burke’s Books…
Lifting One Another Up My favorite author Pat Conroy called himself a “blurb slut,” and was known for writing blurbs…
So, last year I posted my book list, showing that I had read 44 books in 2017. Not sure what…
Writing from Seagrove Beach, Florida this Thanksgiving weekend feels like writing from home. I’m staying in the location where I…
If you read my blog regularly, you know that I have published four books, with four different publishers—two university presses…
Eight of the twenty-six authors who contributed essays (and the Foreword) to Southern Writers on Writing have new books out…
Last week I shared some sneak previews from a new anthology I edited, SOUTHERN WRITERS ON WRITING, coming from University…
Three years ago I did a post about Christmas stories, which has links to several entertaining stories and essays. Today…
I’m pinching myself so I’ll know this is real. These six AMAZING literary rock stars have written blurbs for my…
Last night I finished reading Harrison Scott Key’s wonderful debut memoir, The World’s Largest Man. I met Harrison at the…